Graefekiez by James Glazebrook We recently asked our Facebook fans what they wanted to see more of on the blog and the top answer so far (go vote!) has been “cool things to see and do in Berlin”. Now we don’t get out much, and if we do, we don’t stray from our Kiez – but […]
November 26, 2014 On the Street: The Peacock by Zoë Noble Tweet Category: People Tags: Berlin : Graefekiez : Kreuzberg : man : Streetstyle 1 comment September 3, 2014 Filterhouse by James Glazebrook The owners of Filterhouse have their priorities in order. By day, they serve an impressive selection of filter coffees, and by night, […]
July 24, 2015 Doggystyle: Jacob and Blixen by Zoë Noble “Blixen is stubborn – she’s very much her own dog. To me, she seems very independent; she likes to do her own thing. I think to some degree, that’s just because of her breed. I’ve always been fascinated with Great Danes, how big they are, and just […]
September 24, 2014 Prora: The Nazi’s Unfinished Holiday Resort by James Glazebrook When we recently vacationed on the German island of Rügen, there was place we made sure to visit first: Prora. Earmarked by the Nazis as a holiday destination for some 20,000 worn-out workers, construction on the eight buildings of the “Colossus of Prora” […]
September 28, 2015 Free standup! Win a pair of tickets for Josie Long live by James Glazebrook Josie Long by Idil Sukan @ drawhq.com [EDIT: this competition is now closed. Click here to see if we’re running any open competitions] Hands up who likes standup comedy? Right, everyone without their hand up can get the […]
Search Results Photo Diary: Landwehrkanal Published: January 25, 2012 Category: Photos Tags: photo diary Photo Diary: Berlin in Autumn Last Sunday I was severely hungover and debating whether or not to leave my bed. Olive gave me her best “I’m going to shit on your floor” face, so there wasn’t much choice really… thankfully it […]
Portrait: Matthew Gordon, Taiko Gallery by James Glazebrook Meet Matthew Gordon, the co-owner of Taiko Gallery, a new tattoo studio and art space on Schönleinstrasse in our beloved Graefekiez. Originally from Sydney, Matthew first landed in Berlin two years ago, after travelling to Europe with his Taiko partner Wendy Pham. They visited fellow tattoo artist […]
September 7, 2015 Berlin Moments: August 29th – September 6th by Zoë Noble Berlin Moments is a weekly collection of our favourite photos from our favourite city! Unless otherwise stated, all photos are by Zoë Noble. To be featured, just tag your photos with #uberlinmoments on Twitter and Instagram, and we’ll include our favourites in […]
Fuchsbau by James Glazebrook By night, Fuchsbau (literally, “foxhole”) on Planufer is the smokiest raucherbar I’ve never seen. But on the weekend it becomes one of our favourite brunch spots in Graefekiez, thanks to its soft-boiled eggs on toast with chives, salsa and two types of mustard. I don’t know if they consider it their […]
Coworking at überlin by James Glazebrook Occupying 200m2 of a carefully-renovated former factory, überlin provides professional freelancers with a unique workspace, access to a network of experts and the support of one of the city’s biggest blogs. Everything you need to establish yourself in Berlin. überlin is a lovingly-designed, intimate workspace. With fixed desks for […]
On blogging: The great “viral content” swindle by James Glazebrook You may have seen this dashing fellow on the Internet recently. You might have even seen these photos. If you did, the site you were looking at stole Zoë’s photos, published them without her consent, and used them to generate traffic and, most likely, revenue. […]
Berlin Portrait: Josh Bauman by James Glazebrook We think that the best way to discover Berlin is through the eyes of the people who live here. For our Berlin Portrait series, we’re asking artists, musicians and other interesting locals to introduce us to their corner of the city. Join us as Josh Bauman, cartoonist, illustrator and überlin contributor, […]
Berlin Portrait: Josh Bauman by James Glazebrook We think that the best way to discover Berlin is through the eyes of the people who live here. For our Berlin Portrait series, we’re asking artists, musicians and other interesting locals to introduce us to their corner of the city. Join us as Josh Bauman, cartoonist, illustrator and überlin contributor, […]
Ask überlin: Don’t you feel responsible for Berlin’s gentrification nightmare? by James Glazebrook As a Berlin blog run by expats, who try to help other internationals make a life for themselves here, we’re used to being targeted by locals angry about the gentrification of their city. But we were taken aback by the vitriol behind […]
Ask überlin… ANYTHING! by James Glazebrook We know that a lot of you come to überlin for practical advice about moving to, and living in, Berlin. That’s why we started the Ask überlin series, where we publish reader’s questions and our responses. But, Schade on us, we’ve slipped back into answering people’s questions by email – […]
Ask überlin… ANYTHING! by James Glazebrook We know that a lot of you come to überlin for practical advice about moving to, and living in, Berlin. That’s why we started the Ask überlin series, where we publish reader’s questions and our responses. But, Schade on us, we’ve slipped back into answering people’s questions by email – […]
A Year of Coworking: What We’ve Learned by James Glazebrook Happy birthday to us! It’s been a year since we opened the doors to the überlin coworking space, and we’ve learned a lot in the past twelve months. What started as a dream of turning our online community into something tangible has become a bricks-and-mortar reality, […]
August 29, 2015 On blogging: The great “viral content” swindle by James Glazebrook You may have seen this dashing fellow on the Internet recently. You might have even seen these photos. If you did, the site you were looking at stole Zoë’s photos, published them without her consent, and used them to generate traffic and, […]
August 29, 2015 On blogging: The great “viral content” swindle by James Glazebrook You may have seen this dashing fellow on the Internet recently. You might have even seen these photos. If you did, the site you were looking at stole Zoë’s photos, published them without her consent, and used them to generate traffic and, […]
July 19, 2015 Berlin Moments: July 13th – 19th by Zoë Noble Berlin Moments is a weekly collection of our favourite photos from our favourite city! Unless otherwise stated, all photos are by Zoë Noble. To be featured, just tag your photos with #uberlinmoments on Twitter and Instagram, and we’ll include our favourites in our […]
June 30, 2015 Doggystyle: Lisa, Jeremy and Toro by Zoë Noble “The first German word we learned is “Fuchs”, because a lot of people were asking us if Toro’s a fox. He’s actually a Shiba Inu, an ancient breed of Japanese hunting dog, which was almost killed off during World War Two. I always knew […]
November 27, 2014 Doggystyle: Julius and Mo by Zoë Noble “She is such a cuddly sweet puppy and I think she’ll always remain a puppy.” Tweet Category: People Tags: Berlin : Doggystyle 1 comment November 26, 2014 On the Street: The Peacock by Zoë Noble Tweet Category: People Tags: Berlin : Graefekiez : Kreuzberg : […]
September 21, 2014 The Best of Berlin on Netflix Germany by James Glazebrook Netflix may have had a rough start in Germany, with immediate charges of sexism not exactly endearing it to the country’s progressive thinkers, but there’s no denying the online streaming service’s impressive archive. Alongside original content like House of Cards and BoJack Horseman, there’s […]
May 28, 2014 Berlin on Film by Zoë Noble There is something so special about shooting on film. I used to tell people that was bullshit before I got my first analogue camera at Christmas, but now I take it all back! The look is so unique and although there are loads of filters out […]
May 6, 2014 A big announcement by James and Zoe We have BIG news here at überlin. But before we tell you what it is, we’d like to explain how it all came about. überlin started as a short blog post written on a one-way flight from London to Berlin, back in November 2010. We […]
